The biggest news this month came from the annual Comics Pro conference held right before convention season kicks off. Dan DiDio was there to talk about the company’s future. Among things talked about were the rumor of a massive cutback of the publishing line, and DiDio confirmed that it was true, but the cuts have…
10 Reasons You Should Move to Gotham City
In conversations about the best places in the country to live, a few usual suspects are typically mentioned: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin. But there’s a hidden gem you may not have considered–Gotham City. Yes, it’s true that Gotham’s reputation has historically been somewhat questionable. In fact, most people would rather live literally…
Monthly Marvel Muster – The Beginning of a Monumental Year
Welcome back to the February edition of Monthly Marvel Muster. I already have my tickets to see Captain Marvel in a week, but right now I’m taking a brief break from advanced squeeing to talk about those other, less-popular Marvel properties: the comics. This month we have a diverse array of new ongoing series, the…
Book Beat: The Sue Grafton Memorial Award, Too Much Jane Austen, GalleyMatch, and The Marrow Thieves
Hello all, and welcome back to Book Beat! I know everyone’s a bit preoccupied with movies lately, what with the Oscars having been held this past Sunday. But that doesn’t mean the book world has gone completely quiet (although, I’ll admit it’s hard to match the ups and downs of last week). So read on…
Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep #1 Avoids The Middle Age Blues
Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep #1 Scott Duvall (writer), Vincenzo Frederici (art), Michele Monte (colors), Taylor Esposito (letters), Carlos Gomez and Salvatore Aiala; Tom and Sian Mandrake; Robert Hack; Diego Galindo; Emma Kubert and Brittany Pezillo (covers) Dynamite Comics February 13, 2019 During Army of Darkness’ long, twisted history as a Dynamite licensed property, Ash Williams…
The Forgotten Queen: Making New Memories
The Forgotten Queen Ulises Arreola, Tini Howard, Amilcar Pinna, Jeff Powell Valiant Entertainment February 27, 2019 I don’t know a lot about Valiant’s established Pantheon. I’ve read some of XO Manowar, some of Archer and Armstrong, and I’m vaguely aware of some of the other titles, but beyond that I’m kind of a neophyte regarding…
Rise Like a Slayer: A Chat With Buffy the Vampire Slayer Writer Jordie Bellaire
Once more, with feeling, The Chosen One returns! Buffy Summers has returned to her high school roots and the continuity of the beloved Joss Whedon series has been reset to its origins in high school, with the transfer of the license to BOOM! Studios. Shortly after the debut issue—you can check out our review here—I…
Carta Monir Loves Her Risograph Machine and Her Friends
Carta Monir is known in the small press comics circles for her touching and personal comics, including 2018 Ignatz Award winner Lara Croft Was My Family. She’s also known in our hearts for being a warm and welcoming voice. So when she recently tweeted about the question she always wished an interviewer would ask her,…
The Whispering Dark #4: A Satisfactory But Predictable Ending
The Whispering Dark #4 Tomás Aira (artist and colours), Christofer Emgård (writer), Mauro Mantella (letters) Dark Horse Comics 13 February, 2019 Chief Hannah Vance is about to face her reckoning. Days of trudging through hostile weather in enemy territory with her rescued rangers have turned her into a hardened soldier. With food supplies low, the…
#CopyPasteCris: Romance Novelist Cristiane Serruya Caught in Plagiarizing Scandal
Until February 19th, 2019, most people in the romance world wouldn’t have been able to pick Cristiane Serruya out of a line-up. Yet the woman seemed to lead a successful career. A Brazilian lawyer by day and by night she was a romance novelist, mainly of contemporary romances, one of which—part of the One Heart boxed set—reached…
Star Trek: The Q Conflict #1: A Trek Crossover! ‘Nuff Said!
Star Trek: The Q Conflict #1 Scott Tipton (Writer), David Tipton (Writer), David Messina (Artist), Elisabetta D’Amico (Artist), Alexandra Alexakis (Colours), Neil Uyetake (Letters) IDW Publishing 30 January, 2019 Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s Enterprise has been sent by Starfleet to Cestus III, a planet whose sun has suddenly started going supernova. But this is not an…
V.E. Schwab Talks Bones, Knives, and The Steel Prince
Last year, V.E. Schwab opened a new doorway into the Shades of Magic world with The Steel Prince, a comic series focusing on the past trials and forging of Maxim Maresh. Four issues, a few stabbings, some badass magic and a decisive battle later, we thought that was all, only to be gleefully surprised with…